zulë
See also: zule
Albanian
Alternative forms
- zulmë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *dzulā, a zero-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call”). Cognate to Sanskrit हवते (hávate, “to call, invoke”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (zauuaiti) and Old Church Slavonic зъвати (zŭvati)[1].
Noun
zulë f (indefinite plural zulë, definite singular zula, definite plural zulët)
- shout, glory
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 526